[Machine] The Messenger of Allah heard about them, so he came to them and sat with them and said, "Do you have anything better to offer than what you have come for?" They asked, "And what is that?" He said, "I am the Messenger of Allah, sent to invite people to worship Him alone and not associate anything with Him, and Allah has revealed to me the Book." Then he explained Islam to them and recited the Quran to them. Iyas ibn Mu'adh, who was still a young boy, said, "By Allah, this is better than what you have come for." Abu Al-Haysar took a handful of dirt from Al-Bathha and hit Iyas in the face with it and said, "Leave us alone. By my oath, we came for something other than this." Iyas remained silent and the Messenger of Allah stood up and left. They went back to Al-Madinah. This incident took place before the Battle of Bu'ath between the Aws and the Khazraj. Iyas ibn Mu'adh did not live long after that. Mahmoud ibn Labid narrated that those who were present with him when he died mentioned that they continued to hear him saying "Allahu Akbar" and praising and glorifying Allah until he died. They had no doubt that he died as a Muslim. It was clear to them that he had embraced Islam during that gathering when he heard what the Messenger of Allah had said.
سَمِعَ بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُمْ فَجَلَسَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «هَلْ لَكُمْ إِلَى خَيْرٍ مِمَّا جِئْتُمْ لَهُ؟» قَالُوا وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ «أَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى الْعِبَادِ أَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ الْكِتَابَ» ثُمَّ شَرَعَ لَهُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ وَتَلَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ إِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ وَكَانَ غُلَامًا حَدَثًا أَيْ قَوْمِي هَذَا وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا جِئْتُمْ لَهُ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ أَبُو الْحَيْسَرِ أَنَسُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حِفْنَةً مِنَ الْبَطْحَاءِ فَضَرَبَ بِهَا فِي وَجْهِ إِيَاسٍ وَقَالَ دَعْنَا مِنْكَ فَلَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ جِئْنَا لِغَيْرِ هَذَا قَالَ فَصَمَتَ إِيَاسٌ وَقَامَ عَنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَانْصَرَفُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَكَانَتْ وَقْعَةُ بُعَاثَ بَيْنَ الْأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ أَنْ هَلَكَ قَالَ مَحْمُودُ بْنُ لَبِيدٍ «فَأَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ حَضَرَهُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَزَالُوا يَسْمَعُونَهُ يُهَلِّلُ اللهَ وَيُكَبِّرُهُ وَيَحْمَدُهُ وَيُسَبِّحُهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ فَمَا كَانُوا يَشُكُّونَ أَنْ قَدْ مَاتَ مُسْلِمًا لَقَدْ كَانَ اسْتَشْعَرَ الْإِسْلَامَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ حِينَ سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا سَمِعَ»